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Questions: 1. What is the employer / NSW Coalition Government case for Boxing Day trading? Why would not all retailers (ie. employers) support the relaxation of Boxing Day trading restrictions?

2. Retailers can only use employees who 'freely elect to work' on Boxing Day. Why then are the union (SDA), the Labor Party and church groups concerned? Would all employees oppose the relaxation of Boxing Day trading restrictions? Why/why not?

3. How could the controversies around Boxing Day trading be understood from the ethical approaches of (1) Consequentialism and (2) Deontology?

4. After weighing up all the evidence and arguments, do you agree with the relaxation of Boxing Day trading restrictions? Explain your position.